ICD-10-CM Code N43
Hydrocele and spermatocele
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code N43 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of N43 that describes the diagnosis 'hydrocele and spermatocele' in more detail.
- N43 Hydrocele and spermatocele NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE N43.0 Encysted hydrocele
- BILLABLE N43.1 Infected hydrocele
- BILLABLE N43.2 Other hydrocele
- BILLABLE N43.3 Hydrocele, unspecified
Coding Notes for N43 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Hydrocele of spermatic cord, testis or tunica vaginalis
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Congenital hydrocele - instead, use code P83.5
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'N43 - Hydrocele and spermatocele'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code N43. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.